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As of 2015[update], "The Darknet" is often used interchangeabwy wif de dark web due to de qwantity of hidden services on Tor's darknet. The term is often inaccuratewy used interchangeabwy wif de deep web due to Tor's history as a pwatform dat couwd not be search-indexed. Mixing uses of bof dese terms has been described as inaccurate,[7] wif some commentators recommending de terms be used in distinct fashions.[8][9]

"Darknet" was coined in de 1970s to designate networks dat were isowated from ARPANET (which evowved into de Internet), for security purposes.[10] Darknet addresses couwd receive data from ARPANET but did not appear in de network wists and wouwd not answer pings or oder inqwiries.

Aww darknets reqwire specific software instawwed or network configurations made to access dem, such as Tor, which can be accessed via a customised browser from Vidawia (aka de Tor browser bundwe), or awternativewy via a proxy configured to perform de same function, uh-hah-hah-hah.